High impact presenting and public speaking has a very clear blueprint. Anyone can present with varying levels of confidence, clarity and impact but high impact presenting is a skill. We are more than half way through 2021 and very gifted and talented business professionals are still reading slides or notes to each other. That’s not[…]
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The beginners guide to high impact presenting – 4 top tips
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Aug 07, 2021
5 Reasons why mindful presenting offers benefits outside of the office too
Anxiety, Communication Skills, Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills Jun 19, 2021
Mindful Presenting offers far more than the key to speaking with confidence, presence and impact. Comnunicating in a way which is clear, memorable and compelling is just the start. The original premise of mindful presenting was to equip professionals to connect with their audience emotionally as well as intellectually. The clarity of this intention[…]
Your virtual presentation greatness guide – 32 High Impact Tips
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, virtual presentation Mar 07, 2021
Many of us have been called on to give a virtual presentation over the last 12 months; it’s become the ‘norm’. With so many people working from home all over the world we have all become used to the virtual presentation. Coaching and training professionals to craft and deliver a high impact virtual presentation is[…]
Public Speaking : 5 Ways Mindfulness Can Help
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jan 30, 2021
Public speaking and presenting is often perceived as a skill that only extroverts can excel at. Mindfulness is commonly associated with being far more reserved, contemplative and even a little meek. Both perspectives of course are misplaced. Regardless of your personality, mindfulness can be extremely valuable in helping you to become a better public speaker.[…]
2021 – The Year of High Impact Public Speaking & Presenting – Part 4
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Jan 03, 2021
The key to high impact public speaking and presenting is contained in a number of timeless, real and very powerful truths. We call it mindful presenting. 2020 was a challenging, exhausting and troublesome year for all of us. The team at Mindful Presenter would like to help you take your public speaking and presentation skills[…]
2021 The Year of High Impact Public Speaking & Presenting – Part 3
General, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Dec 30, 2020
The key to high impact public speaking and presenting is contained in a number of timeless, real and very powerful truths. We call it mindful presenting. 2020 has been a challenging, exhausting and troublesome year for all of us. The team at Mindful Presenter would like to help you take your public speaking and presentation[…]
2021 The Year of High Impact Public Speaking & Presenting – Part 2
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Dec 29, 2020
The key to high impact public speaking and presenting is contained in a number of timeless, real and very powerful truths. We call it mindful presenting. 2020 has been a challenging, exhausting and troublesome year for all of us. The team at Mindful Presenter would like to help you take your public speaking and presentation[…]
7 Powerful Presentation & Public Speaking Habits for 2021
Communication Skills, General, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Dec 29, 2020
Presentation skills habits are easy to find and hard to break. The good ones are available to us all and we don’t have to look too far to find them. Stephen R. Covey’s book, ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ contains everything you need to know to achieve extraordinary results. It is a[…]
2021 – The Year of High Impact Public Speaking & Presenting – Part 1
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Dec 28, 2020
The key to high impact public speaking and presenting is contained in a number of timeless, real and very powerful truths. We call it mindful presenting. 2020 has been a challenging, exhausting and troublesome year for all of us. The team at Mindful Presenter would like to help you take your public speaking and presentation[…]
Three life changing Christmas gifts from Mindful Presenter
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Storytelling Dec 20, 2020
It’s nearly Christmas. It won’t be long now until you are spraying yourself with your new scent, trying on your swanky scarf, demolishing the turkey and sipping that Sauvignon. With that in mind, here are 3 life changing gifts from all of us here at Mindful Presenter. This time of year, as we head in[…]
Virtual presenting is here to stay – everything you need to know to make it work
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Virtual Presentations Nov 14, 2020
Virtual presenting has become an everyday feature of business. Since Covid-19 it’s become the mainstay of business communication and it’s here to stay. Many professionals find the very thought of virtual presenting unsettling. It’s not too difficult to understand why that is. In the good old days of presenting in person, while in the same[…]
In Public Speaking The First Few Words Really Matter
Advice, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Nov 04, 2020
In the world of public speaking and presenting the first few words really do matter. One of the words I find very uncomfortable is, ‘hook’; as in ‘How to hook your audience in the first 30 seconds’. The term suggests to me that audiences are more like fish than intelligent, discerning and creative beings. It’s[…]
8 Principles of Mindful Presenting & Public Speaking
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Oct 27, 2020
The fear of public speaking and presenting has afflicted people all over the world for centuries. It remains a very real and troublesome issue still today; the solution is mindful presenting. The ability to speak with confidence, clarity and presence is essential to our success not only in today’s workplace but across all areas of[…]
How many chances do you get to make a first impression?
Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Oct 22, 2020
How many chances do you get to make a first impression? All presenters and public speakers face the same Universal challenge; getting and keeping their audience’s undivided attention. Psychologists at Princeton University suggest that people make judgments about the attractiveness, likeability, trustworthiness, and competence of other people after looking at their faces for just 100 milliseconds.[…]
Virtual Presentations – 5 Tips Every Presenter Needs Right Now
General, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Virtual Presentations Oct 04, 2020
Virtual presentations should be considered and crafted with the same level of mindfulness as in-person presentations. COVID-19 has changed the way we communicate with each other in business. Virtual presentations, virtual meetings and even virtual conferences have become the norm in 2020. Post pandemic, we are still highly likely to be living in a world[…]
5 Steps to giving a mindful presentation that delivers results
General, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Aug 30, 2020
A mindful presentation is one which has been carefully crafted to make a difference. With few exceptions most aspects of life involve some form of presentation taking place. We are always trying to influence, persuade or convince others. At the very least we try to get them to see things from our perspective. From cradle[…]
Is impostor syndrome affecting the way you present at work?
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Aug 22, 2020
Impostor syndrome is a phenomenon that affects so many people in the workplace today. Some of the most highly respected, qualified people in their field quietly feel like frauds at work. The only reason I know is because I’ve been one of them and have worked with people challenged by the issue every week. Even[…]
21 Powerful PowerPoint Tips you really need to know
Advice, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Aug 18, 2020
These 21 Powerful PowerPoint tips will add enormous value to your presentation to create the impact you want and your audience needs. Eight years ago it was estimated that there were more than 500 million users of PowerPoint globally, PowerPoint had an estimated 95% share of the presentation software market and around 30 million presentations[…]
Public Speaking in Schools and at Home – A message for teachers and parents
Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Storytelling Mar 26, 2020
As schools all over the world have been open again for months and we will soon be entering the school summer holidays in the UK, I’m reminded once again of what I believe is a dire need for public speaking to be taught both in schools and at home. The benefits of learning to speak[…]
20 Bad public speaking habits a Mindful Presenter avoids
Communication Skills, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Mar 16, 2020
A mindful presenter considers, crafts and conveys their message with a high level of awareness. A distracted mind has a habit of reacting rather than responding and operating on autopilot rather than appreciation. A mindful presenter conditions their mind to focus with clarity on how to connect with their audience emotionally as well as intellectually.[…]
How to Present with Confidence in 2021 – 3 steps to liberation
Anxiety, Communication Skills, General, Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills Dec 29, 2019
If one of your goals is to present with confidence in 2021, Mindful Presenter has the solution. Standing in front of colleagues or clients to speak can be a daunting experience. Public-speaking anxiety isn’t an affliction isolated to the meek or inexperienced. It has no respect for age, position or experience; it can trouble the[…]
5 Mindfulness techniques to help you to present with confidence, clarity and impact
Communication Skills, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Nov 23, 2019
Mindfulness is a word that’s being used in just about every walk of life at the moment. Google, Apple, Nike and many of the world’s most successful brands have realised and harnessed the power of mindfulness. Even though it’s a way of living that’s been around for thousands of years many people are still confused[…]
Two types of presenter – The autopilot majority v the mindful minority
Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Oct 07, 2019
Everyone is a presenter; the question is, what type of presenter are you? Every day, in organisations across the world, millions of people are presenting. They are called on to inform, update, inspire and lead colleagues and customers to think or act differently. Many don’t have the time, inclination or knowledge to present as effectively[…]
Are you a creative presenter? – 6 steps to becoming a one
Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking Sep 28, 2019
Are you a creative presenter? If you don’t believe you are or have what it takes to present with impact then this article is for you. There is a creative presenter inside each of us. At Mindful Presenter we believe that creativity is a gift we are all born with. We believe it is hardwired[…]
How to present to smart people -10 tips for presenters
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Sep 22, 2019
Do you find yourself being called on to present to smart people? I don’t mean people with an IQ of over 140, I mean the rest of us. The world is full of smart people. You can be certain that the next time you present they will be sitting right in front of you. They[…]
The Presenting Challenge – How to inspire action and lead change
General, Leadership, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Aug 31, 2019
The presenting challenge is real. We are heading towards the end of 2020 and politicians still won’t answer a simple question directly. Most business presentations are still boring and virtual presenting hasn’t helped the phenomenon of ‘death by bullet point.’ With more and more of us stifling yawns on Zoom and sneaking a quick look[…]
7 Habits of a Mindful Presenter
Anxiety, Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Aug 19, 2019
How can you become a more mindful presenter? Creating and practicing these 7 habits will help you to present and speak with confidence, clarity and impact. The most valuable gift a presenter or public speaker has is his or her mind. In the increasingly disruptive and unpredictable world of business, our minds are being challenged[…]
How to think like a Mindful Presenter – 4 steps to set you on your path
Mindfulness, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips Jun 16, 2019
The key to being a mindful presenter is simple to understand but not so easy to use; it’s thought. The key is thought Before you dismiss the idea as obvious, please give it some thought. I believe it was the 1925 Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw who once said: “Two percent of the people[…]
The Graduate’s Guide to Nailing That Interview Presentation
Anxiety, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Jun 15, 2019
An interview presentation isn’t something that most of us look forward to giving. In fact, I don’t believe I know anyone who actually enjoys being interviewed. Each year as we enter summer, even though it still feels like autumn in the UK, universities up and down the entire country prepare to say congratulations and farewell[…]
Your audience are searching; the question is, do you know what for?
Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking May 12, 2019
Everyone is searching for something, including your audience. If they came to listen to you by choice you can be certain that they are looking for something specific. Everyone and everything seem to be searching; let me explain. Sitting quietly in my own back garden this morning I noticed an ant a bee and a[…]
